COURSE INFORMATION
Class Syllabus
Lecture Schedule
Study Guides/Readings
Field Trip Info
GRADES
EMAIL: [email protected]
WEBSITE: WWW.GEOCITIES.COM/RLAUGHTER
OFFICE HOURS: M/W/F: See syllabus for times
TEXTBOOK: Mammalogy
by George A. Feldhamer, Lee C. Drickamer, Stephen H. Vessey, Joseph F. Merritt, Carey Krajewski - Science - Johns Hopkins University Press (2007).
(will appear below as course progresses)
Introduction: Big Names in Mammalogy
Dentition and Biogeography
Foods and Feeding
Skin and Bones
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
Environmental Adaptations
Reproductive System
Parasites
Life History: Notes on dry erase board in class
Communication: Notes on board
Sexual selection: Notes on board
Social Behavior: Notes on board
Dispersal and Migration: Notes on board
Mammalian Evolution
Mammalian Domestication: Notes on Board